Planning Services

Please ensure submissions regarding zone amendment or minor variance applications are emailed to:  planning@northkawartha.ca  Submissions can also be sent by fax: 705-656-4446 or to the Township office, 280 Burleigh Street, Apsley, ON  K0L 1A0.

Submission forms are provided for your convenience please make sure to identify the application you are commenting on. 

Submission Form for Zone Amendment and Minor Variance Planning Applications

LPAT Appellant / Applicant appeal forms are available on the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) website:
https://olt.gov.on.ca/tribunals/lpat/forms/appellant-applicant-forms/

E-Status Case Information for the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal

If you are interested in joining a Council Meeting or Committee of Adjustment Meeting use the Zoom Invitation Link located on the agenda.  Meetings will continue to be posted on the Township YouTube channel as soon as possible after the meeting for public viewing.

Minor Variances are granted to allow development to proceed without it being in exact conformity with the requirements of the Zoning By-Law. They are a special privilege and there must be a valid reason why the by-law cannot be met in order for a Minor Variance to be granted. Information regarding a Minor Variance is available at the Municipal Office. This information is also available for viewing in the Development Guide.Minor Variance Application

Processing of your application will take a minimum of 90 days upon receipt of a complete application, including all information that is required and assuming no complications arise. 

Please note the following:

Archaeological Assessments

 Please note that through recent consultation with Curve Lake First Nation (CLFN), it has been suggested that archaeological assessments may be required for development on waterfront properties. You will need to complete the attached checklist from the Province for evaluating archaeological potential to determine whether an archaeological assessment is required. This checklist needs to be submitted with any application submitted. Should you determine that an archaeological assessment is required, we would encourage follow up discussion with the Township and Curve Lake to confirm specific requirements.

 https://forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca/en/dataset/021-0478

Upon submitting an Application for a Zoning By-law Amendment, the township suggests that the Applicant contact all neighbours of the subject land, relevant Ministries and other agencies to inform them of your plans.

Upon receipt of a complete Application for an Amendment to the Zoning By-law, your application will be forwarded to the Township Planner for processing.

A Public Meeting shall be scheduled, under the regulations of the Planning Act, after the application has been deemed complete by the Township Planner and Township Planning Department.

The Planning Act prescribes that a Notice of the Public Meeting shall be given at least 20 days before the day of the Meeting by prepaid first class mail to all property owners within 120 metres of the subject property and to the appropriate agencies. It is also required to post a Notice of Public Meeting on the subject property.

Public Meetings are currently being held electronically via Zoom.   It is recommended that the applicant attend the meeting or have someone else represent you.  If a member of the public is interested in joining the Council meeting electronically to listen and observe the meeting in real time please contact the Deputy Clerk by email no later than 8:30 a.m. on the morning of the meeting and you will be provided with an invitation to join the meeting electronically using Zoom.   Meetings are audio and video recorded and posted on the Township YouTube channel as soon as possible after the meeting for public viewing.  

All written submissions will be presented at the Public Meeting. Anyone in attendance will be given the opportunity to speak in support of or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. If there is no opposition to the Zoning By-law Amendment submitted at the time of the Public Meeting then Council may pass the By-law later in the meeting or at a subsequent meeting of Council.

There is a 20 day appeal period from the date of the Notice of Passing being mailed. Only the applicant or a person or public body who, before the By-law was passed, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to council may appeal the By-law to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

If Council refuses or neglects to make a decision on the By-law within 120 days the applicant may appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

If no appeal is received within the 20 day appeal period, the By-law becomes effective on the date of passage.

On May 16, 2017, Council passed By-law 2017-049 imposing a mandatory consultation with the Township's Planning Department prior to formal submission of any planning application for which the Township is the Approval Authority.  The Request for Pre-consultation- Zoning By-law Amendments and Site Plan Application must be completed and a meeting scheduled with the Township's Junior Planner prior to a Zoning By-Law Amendment Application or for a Site Plan Approval Application being submitted for processing.

Please note:

Archaeological Assessments

 Please note that through recent consultation with Curve Lake First Nation (CLFN), it has been suggested that archaeological assessments may be required for development on waterfront properties. You will need to complete the attached checklist from the Province for evaluating archaeological potential to determine whether an archaeological assessment is required. This checklist needs to be submitted with any application submitted. Should you determine that an archaeological assessment is required, we would encourage follow up discussion with the Township and Curve Lake to confirm specific requirements.

 https://forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca/en/dataset/021-0478

Protocol for the Submission of Planning Applications

Statement of Acknowledgement

Request for Pre-Consultation

Secondary units are permitting in accordance with the attached secondary units by-law.

Secondary Units By-Law 2019-016

The attached zone maps A-1 to A-14 form part of Comprehensive Zoning By-Law #26-2013.

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Township of North Kawartha Zoning By-Law No 26-2013 Index Map

To view a larger copy of the maps you can:

• Visit the Building/Planning Department at the Municipal Office where a complete set is available for public viewing.
• Order map(s) for a fee by contacting the Building/Planning Department.  We will require at least 2 weeks prior notice to obtain them from our printer.

Secondary units are permitting in accordance with the attached secondary units by-law.

Secondary Units By-Law 2019-016

Environmental planning is recognizing stewardship for lakes, rivers and the land through proper orderly development and retention of the natural elements, i.e. foliage, vegetation and forests.

The Township has a brochure on Protecting and Restoring Healthy Shorelines that is available at the Township Office.

Property merging takes place for many reasons.

• to absorb smaller parcels into larger parcels where the smaller property is effectively unusable due to its size.
• for the enlargement of a property for a construction project or other use
• additional lands may be obtained from a neighboring property through the severance process.

When the above happens, the properties must be merged and recognized as one property.

Proposed Pilgrim's Rest Development

Notice of Complete Application for Approval of Draft Plan of Vacant Land condominium, Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment

Notice of Public Information Session for Pilgrim's Rest Trailer Park being held by Ecovue Consulting Services Inc.

Take notice that the Corporation of the County of Peterborough has received a complete application for approval of a draft plan of Vacant Land condominium in accordance with Sections 51 (17) and 51(19.4) of the Planning Act.  The application has been assigned file number 15CD-18002.  The County of Peterborough has also received a complete application for an Official Plan Amendment in accordance with Section 22(6.4) of the Planning Act.  The application has been assigned file number 15OP-18002.

Take notice that the Corporation of the Township of North Kawartha has received a complete application for a Zoning By-Law Amendment in accordance with Section 34(10.4) of the Planning Act.  The application has

Pilgrim's Rest,Draft Plan Proposal been assigned file number ZA-09-18.

Location
The subject lands are composed of two separate parcels. The first is referenced as the “Mainland Property” where Pilgrim’s Rest Campground is located. The second parcel is referenced as the “Island Property”.

A key map is attached below which indicates the location of the lands which are subject to the applications at Part of Lots 3 and 4, Concession 11, Burleigh Ward, Township of North Kawartha.

Purpose and Effect of the Applications
The purpose and effect of the applications would permit a vacant land condominium on a portion of the subject property.  The vacant land condominium application would create 30 vacant building lots with an average lot size of 0.51 hectares (1.3 acres).  Each lot is to contain one single detached (seasonal) dwelling.  The proposal also includes the creation of 7 common element blocks for internal private roads (Blocks 2 & 3), open space areas (Blocks 4 to 7) and a recreational area (Block 1).  The recreational area consists of the existing beach area, boat launch and docks for Pilgrim’s Rest Campground.  These facilities will remain and form part of the shared common elements.

The Official Plan currently designates these lands as “Rural” and “Recreational Commercial”.  Given that the current land use designations do not recognise the proposed development, the Official Plan Amendment will have the effect of changing the land use designation to a Site Specific Special Seasonal Residential designation to facilitate the development of the subject lands via vacant land plan of condominium as described above.  The remainder of the property consisting of open space blocks will be placed into the “Environmental Constraint Area” designation.

The Township of North Kawartha Comprehensive Zoning By-law #26-2013 currently zones the Mainland Property as “Rural (RU)”, “Environmental Constraint (EC)” and “Provincially Significant Wetland”. The Island Property is currently zoned “Shoreline Residential Island (SRI)” Zone.  The proposed zoning by-law amendment is intended to rezone the area proposed for redevelopment for 30 residential lots to a Site Specific Shoreline Residential Zone. The recreational area (Block 1) will be rezoned to a Site Specific Major Open Space Zone to recognize the recreation facilities as shared elements. The remainder of the property will either be rezoned to or maintained within the EC Zone (Block 4 to 7).

Supporting Studies
In support of the applications, the following documents / studies were submitted:

• Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium, prepared by EcoVue Consulting (May 23, 2017)
• Planning Justification Report, prepared by EcoVue Consulting (August 30, 2017)
• Traffic Impact Statement, prepared by TranPlan Associates (August 29, 2016)
• Preliminary Stormwater Management Report & Jack’s Creek Floodline Commentary, prepared by Dobri Engineering (June 24, 2017)
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, prepared by Oakridge Environmental (November 20, 2015)
• Hydrogeological and Site Servicing Study, prepared by Oakridge Environmental (May 24, 2017)
• Environmental Impact Study, prepared by Oakridge Environmental (March 25, 2016)
• Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment, prepared by Northeastern Archaeological Associates (October 6, 2014)
• Stage 3 Archaeological Assessment, prepared by Northeastern Archaeological Associates (October 24, 2016)
• Letter of Review of Archaeological Assessment, Stage 1 and 2, from Ministry of Culture Tourism and Sport (February 11, 2016)
• Letter of Review of Archaeological Assessment, Stage 3, from Ministry of Culture Tourism and Sport (November 21, 2016)

The following are comments received from public agencies and peer reviewers, as well as those from members of the public:

• County and Township Summary of Peer Review and Agency Comments
• Agency Comments received to July 2018
• Peer Review Comments received to July 2018
• Public Comments received to July 2018

The Right to Appeal If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Peterborough in respect of the proposed plan of condominium or Official Plan Amendment, or to the Township of North Kawartha in respect of the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment, before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft plan of condominium, Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-Law Amendment, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the approval authority to the Ontario Municipal Board.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Peterborough in respect of the proposed plan of condominium or Official Plan Amendment or to the Township of North Kawartha in respect of the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment, before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft plan of condominium, Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-Law Amendment, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
To Be Notified If you wish to be notified of the decision for any or all of the applications, you must make a written request to the County of Peterborough or Township of North Kawartha at the addresses noted below.
Getting Additional Information Links to supporting information and material have been included in this Notice, and can be found as attachments at the bottom of this page. You may also visit http://www.northkawartha.on.ca/en/index.asp
A Public Meeting concerning these applications has not yet been scheduled. Such meeting will be scheduled following the completion of the peer review of the supporting documents / studies / plans.  A notice will be provided in due course advising the date, time and location of the public meeting.
To view a hardcopy of the submission items or for additional information concerning the applications, please contact the County of Peterborough or the Township of North Kawartha at the addresses noted below. 

Caitlin Robinson, Planner County of Peterborough 470 Water Street Peterborough, ON K9H 3M3
Tel: (705) 743-0380 crobinson@ptbocounty.ca

Planner,  Township of North Kawartha 280 Burleigh Street,  P.O. Box 550, Apsley,ON K0L 1A0  Tel: (705) 656-5183

• Key Map
• Draft Proposal Plan

  Attachments

  15CD-18002 - Application for Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condo 15CD-18002 - Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium 15OP-18002 - Application for Official Plan Amendment Environmental Impact Study Hydrogeological and Site Servicing Study Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport - Letter of Review for Stage 1 and 2 Archaeology Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport - Letter of Review for Stage 3 Archaeology Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Planning Justification Report Stormwater Management Report and Jack's Creek Floodplain Traffic Impact Statement ZA-09-18 - Application for Zoning By-Law Amendment

A land severance (also known as a consent) is the division of your land, which creates separate parcels. The Official Plan of North Kawartha has specific requirements and/or conditions for land severance. Being approved for a land severance depends on lot size, compatibility, public and private roads, conformity to the Official Plan and the Zoning By-Law, water supply, sewage disposal, etc. The Peterborough County Land Division is the approval authority for a Severance Application.

Protecting & Restoring Healthy Shorelines Brochure (printable)

Other Sources of Information:

Local Cottage Associations
Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations (FOCA) - Healthy Waterfronts; A Shoreline Owner's Guide
Watersheds Canada

Trees are the most important ecological aspect of a property. From the root system to retain the soils and reduce the nitrate loading of our lakes to the foliage that contributes to the oxygen levels that we breathe. They as well act as a buffer between development and lakes to reduce visual impact and reduce heavy winds off the lake providing protection of the lands.  Tree removal or landscaping is not permitted on municipal shoreline road allowance or municipal road allowance. 

Information on the Emerald Ash Borer, an insect that destroys ash trees.